Legal opinion on the compliance of a G overnment bill amending the Act on Healthcare Services Financed from Public Funds and Certain Other Acts (...) Cover Image

Opinia prawna na temat zgodności z dyrektywą Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady 2011/24/UE rządowego projektu ustawy o zmianie ustawy o świadczeniach(...
Legal opinion on the compliance of a G overnment bill amending the Act on Healthcare Services Financed from Public Funds and Certain Other Acts (...)

Author(s): Urszula Drozdowska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; medical benefits; directive; transposition;

Summary/Abstract: The opinion discusses the compatibility of the government bill with the Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, pointing out in particular the need to remove from the project and clarify the vague concepts of questionable issues. The author shows that the bill imposes numerous restrictions on patients, related both to the need to obtain prior authorization of healthcare and spending limits for a given year, as well as the constraints of a formal nature that may hinder the patients from using cross‑border healthcare serivces. In conclusion, it she notes that the objective to reduce the proportion of patients who wait for treatment would not be achieved.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 129–140
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish